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All Hail Acting President Jonathan
At long last there calm in the Nigerian presidency. GoodLuck , true to his name is now acting President and his supporters are hoping that he would become president. Again, within four years replacing his unfortunate bosses. There is however … Continue reading
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Good news, court jails Bode George, five others
What good news!!! Finally the courts have come up with something good. A Lagos High Court, presided over by Justice Joseph Oyewole has found Chief Olabode George, a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain, guilty of fraud during his tenure as … Continue reading
Now that the militants are back home
Finally the amnesty deadline has passed. The militants have handed over their weapons (or those they cannot hide) President Umaru Musa YarAdua must be having some sound sleep. Lets hope that in two months time, the power situation in Nigeria … Continue reading
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Yar Adua and Education
commityWonders, they say shall never end! So President Umaru Musa YarAdua is off to Mecca? And to do what? I am told to commission a University. Ordinarily as an educationist and a teacher, President YarAdua should be interested in education … Continue reading
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SO Iwu still there
How serious president Yardaua is about electoral reform can be seen in the fact that Iwu is still presiding over INEC and he is planning for the 2011 elections. Some one needs to talk to Yara dua
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What strategy for Niger Delta
Perhaps President Umaru Musa Yar Adua ought to be told that Had the United States been giving in to demands of armed groups the world would have been very much unsafe .So All I need to do to get a … Continue reading
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Like Ghana South Africa Shames Nigeria
Last week South Africa Like Ghana went to the polls which even the author and finisher of the shameful charade of Nigeria’s 2007 elections General Olusegun Obasanjo considered very fair and Ok. Its shameful that we no longer have the … Continue reading
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World illiteracy level hits 774 million
A Civil Society Organisation (CSO), Global Campaign for Education, has in Washington, said more than 774 million adults were illiterates across the world. The organisation said that 75 million children of primary school age were also outside the classrooms. A … Continue reading
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The People and Electoral Reforms
The temptation to regard the proposed electoral reform as the magic wand to cure Nigeria of all its ills stands so tall and big, that it threatens to close our eyes to the reality of the need for the people … Continue reading
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Now the God fathers and God sons clash
One of the problems that faced the 2007 elections in Nigeria was the fear of the president and Governors of the unknown. They were afraid that the new governments might probe the farud and corruption which they perpetrated. They therefore … Continue reading
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